Every sinew in my body is strained. Every thought in my head is focused. Every ounce of my energy is channelled. All to the cause of getting my bus to my destination on time.

All this effort, all this will, and all this energy – devoted to something utterly out of my control. The bus had it’s own agenda, and none of my thoughts or tight sinews had the slightest impact on it. And yet I urged and willed it nonetheless. Strange really!

Thankfully I did catch my connecting bus with a minute to spare. But I would have caught it whether I willed it or not. I just wouldn’t have spent so much of myself in the process.

I suppose that sometimes, it’s worth just giving up the pretence of control and simply letting the outcome happen.